text_original: If the allies had joined in an attack on the dominions of Clovis it would have gone hard with the Frankish King, but Theodoric was anxious for peace, and without his help the other kings were not strong enough to at  tack the Franks. 46 THE DAWN OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE Visigoths The initiative came from the Franks.
text_transcription: IF THE ALLIES HAD JOINED IN AN ATTACK ON THE DOMINIONS OF CLOVIS IT WOULD HAVE GONE HARD WITH THE FRANKISH KING BUT THEODORIC WAS ANXIOUS FOR PEACE AND WITHOUT HIS HELP THE OTHER KINGS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO ATTACK THE FRANKS THE INITIATIVE CAME FROM THE FRANKS
phonemes: ɪf ðɪ ˈælaɪz hæd dʒˈɔɪnd ɪn ɐn ɐtˈæk ɔnðə dəmˈɪniənz ʌv klˈʌvɪs ɪt wʊdhɐv ɡɔn hˈɑːɹd wɪððə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɪŋ, bˌʌt θiːədˈɔːɹɪk wʌz ˈæŋʃəs fɔːɹ pˈiːs, ænd wɪðˌaʊt hɪz hˈɛlp ðɪ ˈʌðɚ kˈɪŋz wɜː nˌɑːt stɹˈɔŋ ɪnˈʌf tʊ æt tˈæk ðə fɹˈæŋks. fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp vˈɪsɪɡˌɑːθs ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv kˈeɪm fɹʌmðə fɹˈæŋks.